Rail-tie.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907 L. L. GOWEN. RAIL TIE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.14. 1906.

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RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

A li ati fil d November 14,1906. Serial No. 343,399.

To 031% whom it Duty concern:

Be it known that I, LYLE L. CowEN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Aitkin, in the county of Aitkin and State of Minnesota, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail ties of the type known as metallic ties and employed for supporting railway rails, and has for its objects to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive device of this character which will be exceedingly strong and durable, and one whereby the rails will be firmly and securely retained in place.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character onto which the rails may be quickly and conveniently secured, and one from which the rails may be readily disconnected when circumstances require.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie embodying the invention and showing the rails attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail, perspective view of one end of the tie with the rail removed.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a tie composed of metal and adapted for sustaining a pair of rails 2, the tie having formed on its upper face and at points beneath the rails a pair of substantially rectangular bearing portions or enlargements 3 each provided with a pair of lateral openings or recesses 4 for a purpose which will presently appear, there being secured over the upper face of the enlargements by means of fastening members or screws 5 metal face plates 6 having openings 7 situated in vertical alinement with corresponding openings 8 formed in the tie centrally of the recesses 4.

Extended vertically downward throug the openings 7, 8, are rail fastening members or bolts 9 provided at their upper ends with hearing heads 10 and with squared tool engaging portions or heads 11, there being threaded onto the bolts retaining members or nuts 12 arran ed respectively within the recesses 4, while 'tted on each of the bolts to bear beneath its head 10 is a rail engaging member or washer 18 adapted to overlie the base flange of the rail.

\ In practice, the ties 1 are laid as usual, after which the plates 6 are secured in place and the rails laid in the ordinary manner. After the rails have been properly arranged on the ties the nuts 12 are introducedinto the recesses 4 and the bolts 9 having the retaining members 13 arranged thereon are secured downward through the openings 7 and 8 and the nuts 12 until the members 13 clamp tightly upon the rail base, it being understood that during the operation of applying the fastening bolts a wrench or other tool may be engaged with the square engaging portion 11 for manipulating the bolts, and further that the nuts 12 will, owing to their arrangement in the recesses 4, be held against rotation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: l

1. A rail tie having an enlargement over which the rail seats, said enlargement being provided with nut receiving recesses and a face plate attached to the enlargement over the recesses and having bolt receiving openings adapted for alinement with the openings in the nuts.

2. A rail tie having an enlargement on which the rail seats, nut receiving recesses formed in the enlargement, a face plate attached to the enlargement over the recesses, said face plate and tie being provided with openings adapted to register with the openings in the nuts and rail fastening bolts designed for entrance through said openings to engage the nuts.

3. A rail tie provided with a pair of recesses, a face plate applied to the tie over the recesses, a rail seated on the plate, fastening bolts extended through the face plate and tie and adapted for holding the rail in place, and nuts disposed in the recesses for engagement with the bolts.

In testimony whereof, I afhx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LYLE L. OOWEN.

Witnesses:

FRANK E. SEAVEY, JOHN L. SPALDING. 

